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My Lord, Justice kneel down, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

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By My Lord, Chidi Odinkalu
| HT Syndication
Posted On: 2026-03-23 Posted By: Premium Times Health & Lifestyle Education Cities Premium Times Nigeria, March 23 -- "Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction in an attempt to enhance their own dignity." - David Pannick QC, Judges, 119 (1987) Sardar Tejendrasingh lived in England but, by his own admission, was devoid of "respect for this country or its civilization or its courts." In 1982, as plaintiff in a case for debt recovery at the Cambridge County Court,...
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My Lord, Justice kneel down, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

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By My Lord, Chidi Odinkalu
| Premium Times Verified
Whether or not the facts justified the judge in invoking the power of contempt is not in dispute at this time. For present purposes, that point is conceded. However, having done so, the court thereafter chose to sacrifice its power on the altar of abuse. In the circumstance, regrettably, Mr Abubakar was well within his rights to be slow in complying with "kneel down". Put differently, there was no order to obey.
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FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE: Zamfara gov inaugurates projects in Bakura, Maradun

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By Reuben Abati Verified, Dakuku Peterside, My Lord, Chidi Odinkalu
| Nigeria Shafaqna
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